Case Western Reserve University Aid

theaddresser
Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:30:54 +0000

@privateID @OHMomof2 @Skates76 @Mom2aphysicsgeek @myjanda @cle4life @vonlost

Hello all! I am sorry for not responding earlier. A lot of things have been going on in my life, but fortunately things are looking for the better. I wanted to update you all on my decision for college and I decided to go to my local state school’s Honors program. I visited Case Western on their accepted student’s fly-in program back in April and was really excited to visit the school. To keep things short and on point, I’ll just say that my time at Case was really great and the people were more than welcoming. However, I will say that the food will give you stomach aches no matter where you go (I assume it’s because they use too much grease or fat). What it really came down to was finances for me. I would’ve come out with a total of $120k in debt if I would have attended Case. In addition, since I am a high school graduated who also graduated with an Associates degree (60 credits), Case was only willing to accept a max of 15 from institutions that have articulation agreements with them (the college where I received my Associates did not have an agreement with them). With all this said, these were the factors I was weighing wen decision time came about: local state school’s Honors program with full ride where I would have to only do two years, or four years of Case with a respected Case degree and $120k in debt. As much as I would love to have gone to Case and have a unique college experience and graduate with a degree from a well respected institution, I knew that I still had my ultimate goal to complete, and that is my Masters and Doctorate degrees (and Masters programs aren’t very affordable either). In all honesty, I still have internal conflicts with the decision I made, in fact I think about it almost everyday. However, the truth of the matter is that I live in reality, and reality is not all clear blue skies and sunny days. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Nothing in life is certain, but death and taxes.” I’d like to add my own personal flare to that quote as a result of my experiences throughout the college admissions process and say, “Nothing in life is certain, but death, taxes, and debt.” However, with that said, I will do my best and give my best efforts in where I am going, and hopefully I can serve to be an example of the person who started from the state school and made it to the top :).

Best to all,

theaddresser

P.S. If anyone has any questions or concerns about dealing with situations of this matter, please do not hesitate to Inbox me. I’d love to share my experiences and knowledge of managing the college admissions process.